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Catalog:
Library
Date of Last Update:
2009-11-04
Name of library or information center:
Schuyler Otis Bland Memorial Library at United States Merchant Marine Academy
Name of parent organization (if applicable):
Maritime Administration / U.S. DOT
Title of person to which library or information center director reports:
Academic Dean
Is your information center a member of a Transportation Knowledge Network?:
Not a TKN Member
Do you provide access to your information collection to the general public (either on-site or on-line, with or without a fee)?:
Yes
Describe any special conditions for accessing your resources or services (e.g. by appointment, affiliations required):
On-site use only during academic year except interlibrary loan service.
Provide a description of your information collection:
Full range of print and electronic resources to support the fully accredited four-year undergraduate college.
What are the particular subject strengths of your collection?:
The collection is heavily weighted to marine transportation and marine engineering subjects.
# Professional Staff:
4
# Support Staff :
4.4
Special notes or comments about your library or information center:
The library is open 84.5 hours per week.
Contact Information
Name of Primary Contact:
Dr. George J. Billy
Address:
Shuyler Otis Bland Memorial Library , 300 Steamboat Road
City:
Kings Point
State:
NY
Zip:
11024
Country:
USA
Mailing Address (if different):
Main phone:
516-773-5501
Fax Number:
516 773-5502
Main email:
billyg@usmma.edu
Website:
www.usmma.edu
Do you provide online training courses?: No
Do you provide onsite training courses?:
Do you maintain a knowledge base of lessons learned or best practices?: No
Do you maintain a directory of experts or provide referrals to experts as part of your services?:No
Are any of your training materials catalogued into OCLC?: No
If you are affiliated with a library, please provide its name:
What types of data sets do you provide?:
What export formats do you offer?:
What types of metadata do you provide to help users locate or interpret data sets?:
Organization Type:Academic/Research Institution
Detailed Collection Information:
Please estimate the number of items in your information collection:
Books/monographs:
180,000
Journal, magazine and newspaper titles (print or digital, current or discontinued):
1,200
Printed technical reports, plans, manuals, standards:
included in books
Digital documents (e.g. PDF's or e-books):
Microfiche/microfilm items:
20,000
Photographs or image files:
Videotapes and CDs:
4,500
Other items (e.g. schedules, maps, drawings, etc.):
Does your staff have access to commercial (for fee) information databases – either directly or through your parent organization?:
Yes
Do you offer your patrons access to commercial (for fee) information databases – either remotely or within your library?:
Yes
Please list the major commercial information databases to which your library subscribes.:
EBsco; ProQuest; Lexis-Nexis; First Search; Historical NY Times; Knovel; Applied Science & Technology; Marine Technology Abstracts
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Library Services and Affiliations
In what year was the library first established?:
1969
What days and hours are library services provided?:
M-Thu 0800-2300; F 0800-1630; Sat 1300-1900; Sun 1400-2300
If your library produces an online newsletter or other form of outreach publication, please provide a link or enter the name of the publication.:
OCLC Code (if applicable):
VYM
What percentage of your collection is cataloged in OCLC with your library’s symbol?:
90%
With which OCLC Groups is your library affiliated?:
LILRC; TLC
Please list names of other library consortia or networks to which your library belongs:
LILRC; NYLINK
Do you offer interlibrary loans?:
Yes
Do you lend through OCLC?:
No
What is your lending policy (briefly describe or provide a link)?:
What fees do you charge for lending?:
None
What fees do you charge for supplying photocopies?:
None
What fees do you charge for research or other services?:
Research service not provided.
Library Resources and Facilities
What is your library’s approximate annual budget – excluding staffing and facilities costs?:
Under $100,000
What is your library’s primary funding source?:
Federal Government
Does your library have access to conference/meeting space?:
Yes
Do you offer use of computers with internet access to your users?:
Yes
Do you have access to digitization and OCR hardware/software?:
No
What specialized software do you have access to? (e.g. web publishing, desktop publishing, multimedia):
Web publishing.
Special Collections
Please list any special collections that you maintain
http://www.usmma.edu/academics/library/specialcollection.htm
Catalogs: Please list any online catalogs that you maintain:
Catalog:
Catalog Name:
Horizon Information Portal
Catalog Type:
General Integrated Library System (ILS)
Name of software used for catalog (enter “none”, ‘home grown”, or name of commercial package):
Dynix Classic
Is your catalog accessible outside of your organization?:
No
Please provide a link to your catalog:
Staff person name :
George J. Billy
Staff person title:
Chief Librarian
Staff person phone:
516 773-5501
Staff person email:
billyg@usmma.edu
Full or Part Time:
Full Time
Expertise:
Reference
Physical or Digital Preservation
Circulation/ILL
Acquisitions
Collection Development
Cataloging
Archives/Special Collections
Administration/Management
Languages:
French
German
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